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Miss_chang, newacct, and cafeconleche: OP is prospectively entering Brazil on a Venezuelan passport--not travelling to Venezuela. Of course one could always travel to Brazil by way of Venezuela, but I doubt this would be the preferred itinerary, as this is a business trip and business travel...

At my oath ceremony, the person administering the oath, prior to doing so, specifically said that the language in the oath does NOT mean that you actually lose any foreign citizenship or nationality unless the foreign (not US) country itself takes the citizenship away after taking the oath. I...

Yes they do but only a small percentage of the time. Usually it is via a spot check at the gate. You would have to show your US passport and whether the absence of a Brazilian visa will raise questions, I do not know--but I don't think that it would as long as show the US passport first to any...

I'm not from China so I don't know how strictly China, in practice, enforces its law forbidding dual citizenship. However I have NOT heard this rumor and it would surprise me if true. For one thing, I do not believe that a GC holder is legally required to have a valid passport at all. Most...

This question tends to get asked a lot so I'll answer it even though it has been a few months. Each VISIT is limited to six months. In addition, many CBP officers will ALSO use a rough rule of thumb of six months per calendar year but that doesn't change the fact that there is a limit of six...

There is certainly no bar to a Canadian citizen with a DUI in the USA returning to Canada--her status as a Canadian citizen trumps any concerns about entering Canada with a US DUI conviction. However, I would not be so confident about the DUI not following her back to Canada when it comes to...

More information is needed here. For example, how did you acquire US citizenship? Were you born in the USA or were you born elsewhere to a US citizen parent (I believe it would have needed to have been the father during that time period)? Also what happened in 1937 and in subsequent years...

I'm going to need to beg to differ with the other very experienced posters on here. There's no question that Triple Citizen, Jackolantern and Konig have common sense on their side--but by my reading of the law, they don't have the law on their side. Simply put, although there are standard...

Note that according to the following site, there is another option available besides the ones you mention: the CBP officer at the POE after a long absence has the discretion to grant a waiver: Your Green Card Is at Risk if You Stay Outside the U.S. Over 6 Months Note the following statement...

As the old GC must have expired in 2001 and the OP didn't return (as a student) until late 2007, the attorney, unless very, very incompetent, must have known that the OP was, at least, absent for more than 6 years--usually enough to trigger the loss of the GC.

I would be more optimistic than Jackolantern and Konig. The new green card was issued without any fraud involved--the I-90 form does NOT ask about time spent outside the USA. My understanding is that, if a GC is issued in error but without any fraud by the holder, it can only be rescinded in...

We haven't been told yet by the OP whether this was a case of identity theft. I gather that is one possible scenario. But I believe another scenario is that the original holder of the ID returned to the country of origin (in this case Mexico) and gave permission for the ID to be used--quite...

You probably need to talk to an attorney--however--as you probably know claiming to be a US citizen is a big "no no". However, given that you didn't speak English back when you got that ID, and were guided by someone else getting you documents, you could probably take the position that you...

Just to clarify this. Being a Singaporean citizen might help in terms of getting an H1B which allows one to work in the US. It won't help in terms of country of chargeability--and hence wait times for the visa number to become current--as those would remain based on the country of birth.

Yes and I'm trying to answer OP's questions. Although most people know about the importance of H1B in getting a green card, the OP might not--it is his/her first post here and his/her questions suggests a general lack of familiarity with the process. My answer was directed to the OP who might...

I think most people understand that an H1B is, at least, an important stepping stone on the path to a GC.

I believe the OP is referring to the fact that the US reserves 5,400 H-1B visas annually to Singaporean citizens. I have no idea whatsoever whether or how quickly the special Singaporean cap is reached. However, this potentially gives Singaporean citizens a bit of an advantage in getting their...

There's also forms I-212 and I-192 either of which you could file instead. You might stand a better chance with one of these forms instead, as they do NOT require that not admitting the person would result in severe hardship to a US citizen or green card holder, as Form I-601 does. Even if...

Not on this form they're not required to certify their eligibility: FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY In fact they aren't required to certify they are citizens at all. Again, none of this is to suggest that a naturalized citizen can actually assume the presidency or that a non-citizen can...

Yes I'd agree that the naturalization certificate isn't easy to replace--and this is another good reason for getting a US passport (and keeping it in a different location from the naturalization certificate): it is a good backup proof of citizenship. However it isn't always so easy for born...